The McCook tribune. (McCook, Neb.) 1886-1936, 1887-04-07
OVER THE STATE.
mIscEILxsEoUs STATE MATTERS.

severely burned. He waS in range OF the
prairie Gre that recently swept over that
section
A weary pilgrim wearing an overcoat and
carrying an immsns black grip walked
from the mouth Of Pumpkin creek to
Garke's store in WellsviIle. Cheyenne
county. He was en- route to the Cedar
fat country and when shown the blue line
forty miles sp the river and told that it
was SeOtt's bluffs and that Cedar fats lay
At the base Of the bluffs he was filed with
Disgust and said he had hall made up his
mud 20 return at once to his "wiie's folks
at Rochester. n. T..
THE burglars now working Lincoln are
said to be b~unglers who have no right to
the title % professional gentlemen. They
catered the house Of an editor and wasted
haH an hOur in looking FOR valuabIes be-
is.s they discovered their mistake.
II Is reported from Lincoln that the state
Treasurer Is busy these days cashing war
rsHts fOr members and employees on the
balance of their salaries. The appropria-
tIon bills TO cover these expenses have just
become laws and the auditor states that
they viii be more than sufficient to cover
all, 50 there need be no crowding to get to
the cash window.
PLATrs2OUTH viii have a big blow out
over completion Of her water works.
Tbs livery stable of n. Emery at Beat
rice. was destroyed by fire. Two or three
horses. and several buggies, harness, ETC.,
we're lost: and some horses were fatally
burned The loss on the barn is about ST.
000s insured for 81, 900. The loss on
stock. etc, Ia probably 81. 200; insurance
rot known
THE Burlington & Missouri road has
yards.
TEE Omaha school board has decided to
abaadon all basement rooms for pupils.
chldrea a-e complaining too frequently of
Illness
TIE ease % the State vs. Frank McNeely
Terminated in the district court at Madi-
soa last week by a failure Of the jury to
agres- The eHss had been pending since
November. 1855, at which time McNeely. a
sEiteh ensiteer OF the Elkhorn line, was
aFn~stel On a charge o! committing a rape
~ Maud Taylor. a thirteen year-old niece
~h0 Eas living at his home in that city.
The next Haeeting Of the Republican Val
~ editorial association will be held some
tine ia May
TEz district court Of Platte county
oP~Hed on the 2sth with I13 civil and
twelve criminal CASES on the docket
AMID the tumsling sweeping chunks OF
ies. pieces 81 srerkas- and other debris,
hsiEg sEspt u the gull via the Missouri,
past OuIaha. says the Bee Of a late date,
= ns1aarktble spectacle was noted about 6
9'clock last evening Several Of the men
snp.oEel az theeaissons Of the bridge were
attracted By an unusually dark obiee
cozilg toHari them from the north. They
Eatehal IL closely IS the turbulent water
borei K sEItly To them and soon il sailed
~ then, and after eoBi=eturinS they dis
r1Esnai As It passed that IL was a bear
szAted ca a cake Of I-e- Itseemed very I'M
za- aRsi dipped it's nose into the muddy |
shrEag stream, and then threw It up with
a ElnE Il turned round and round, evi- |
2-atE boxing Tor something more perma.
Hezt HP0a which TO spring but in vain.
&c SsuTA Of Table Rock, Is one OF the
eli soldier boys who Is 10 be eongratula- |
t-L Fer twenty years he had been work
- h3r hat which vas due him, but the
.aaehzery and rsd tape Of the pension
eairr sas % Intricate and precise that it
sas oaly last wssk that lie received Uncle
Saas check for SI,3T7-45 and SO per i
a9a.h hereafter.
" A. GEIFEES Of P4wRee county. went
Int his barn With a lighted lantern One
- he konsss upset. the glimmer. the barn
4ad soms % It's coatents being destroyed
- GEs- The horses sers got out
TEE G. a 2 Post OF Long Pine has the
Hsze g bsiRs the best one in northern Ne
Art-ka-
AaF2Lz tsmPrrEaes society is to be
aal1i AZ Beatrice
IA the duty o. the governor. under the
49, caartsr - appoint four police com
ueoErrs kr the city Of Omaha. There
80 &c tEo r-Pubhcanz ard two democrats,
- ths ias r-q1irss-
Pa -es-ath district convention Of the
&C T. C.. IN session az Norfolk, elected
a4uuns br the ensain. year as follows:
EEHaeaE Mrs = g. - Upton, Pierce; vice
R-aL Mrs. n H. Osborn, Norfolk;
tuasznsE A1 J. H. Antics. Hanton; re-
e5uEns s~srstary. Mrs Bacon. Wayne, cor
nsRoaaa s secretary. G S. Hayes, Norfolk;
aEa 4enais Holmes. Of Tecumseh. presi-
e-at - the stats organization, reeited the
s Il the hsgislatgrs so Ear As legisla-
lss 10 EsEorof woman vas concerned. Mrs.
May F.lzsEl msds an address in favor Of
tha fs Mrs Gsogia Waterman pre-
-ur=i . paper On Press Work" in the dis
turf- Ens Ellen Blair. Of Knox county,
an "a entertaining Chalk Talk" to the
ebiAEneB-
SHaSb isLtxBERs nave put up $50. 900
h8r the ass BAnk % Commerce ofthat city.
TaE AsrthN-shern railroad will build into
Hs-tins- ior $4,000 II Is the general be-
tAat Tie proposition will be accepted.
sEGElsEa CTT has received assurance
ths A1ss1ar Pacific viii be in opera- !
rsss "a that eitE D. the 10th of June. r
TaE plaat 20 the Nebraska City Canning c
so@FaHg 81 eoasfst Of i've buildings Gov. !